Light purple

#c6b3fb

Hex, rgb, cmyk and Pantone values for light purple, with shades, tints, matching colors and free print quality patterns.

This is Light purple, a vivid purple at 256 degrees. Purples like this signal creativity and a premium feel. Yellow greens across the wheel wake it up and soft greys let it stay refined.

Light purple color values

Every conversion for #c6b3fb, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#c6b3fb

RGB198, 179, 251

HSL256, 90%, 84%

HSV256, 29%, 98%

CMYK21%, 29%, 0%, 2%

Lab76.81, 21.18, -33.19

XYZ56.82, 51.21, 98.16

Decimal13022203

Web safe#ccccff

Pantone264 C

Shades of light purple

#aa8df9 #8d67f7 #7141f5 #541bf3 #420cdb #370ab5 #2b088f #200669 #140443 #09021d

Tints of light purple

#cab9fb #cfbffc #d3c5fc #d8cbfc #dcd1fd #e1d6fd #e5dcfd #e9e2fd #eee8fe #f2eefe

Colors that go with light purple

Complementary#e8fbb3 Analogous#b3c4fb Analogous#eab3fb Triadic#fbc6b3 Triadic#b3fbc6 Split complementary#fbeab3 Split complementary#c4fbb3

Light purple in print

It is saturated enough that the cmyk build can shift slightly from screen to press, so proof it. The cmyk build is 21, 29, 0, 2.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #c6b3fb on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

21 29 0 2

Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

23 31 4 8

The stock absorbs ink and gains dot, so it needs a heavier build and reads a touch softer.

This color is saturated enough to sit near the edge of cmyk gamut, so expect a small drop in punch on paper and proof it before a long run.

See how it converts in the rgb to cmyk converter, or read rgb vs cmyk for print and what the k in cmyk means.

Light purple in css

Copy #c6b3fb straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #c6b3fb; }
.text { color: #c6b3fb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c6b3fb; }

How light purple looks on light and dark

Sample text on black

Sample text on white

Text on this color

Light purple and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #c6b3fb against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #c6b3fb against any other color, not just black and white, run the pair through our contrast checker for a live WCAG reading.

Light purple on a business card, sticker and pattern

A quick look at how #c6b3fb sits on real print products. Start any of these in the maker.

Business card

Sticker

Repeat pattern

Building a full palette around light purple? Pull matching colors from any photo with the color palette generator, or check a design for print with the rgb to cmyk converter.

Turn light purple into a seamless pattern

Four patterns built from #c6b3fb and its shades, free at print quality. Click any one to keep editing in the pattern maker.

Arches Signature stripes Gem Shingles

Make posters, wallpaper and packaging art from light purple, free and print ready.

Open in pattern maker

How we calculate these values

The figures for #c6b3fb come from standard color math, shown so you can check them. Rgb, hsl, hsv, lab and xyz are derived through the usual sRGB conversion formulas. The uncoated cmyk build carries more ink than the coated one, which is what a printer would compensate for when the same color runs on a rougher stock. The Pantone figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.